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Colorado amputee, archer representing Team USA for World Championships and the Para Pan American Games

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado woman is one step closer to earning a spot on Team USA’s 2024 Paralympic roster. Allison Brown has been an athlete all her life. She had her leg amputated six years ago, but it hasn’t stopped her from pursuing her dreams. “I had a lot of surgeries and one day it just turned into pain constantly, so I had to choose if I wanted to live my life in pain or I wanted to amputate and move forward,” Brown said. It was a decision she knew would change her life, but she accepted the challenge.  Family of golfer killed in crash hosts tournament to help surviving teammates The Colorado athlete is now representing Team USA in the World Championships in the Czech Republic and the Para Pan American Games in Chile for archery.  “In archery, it’s a lot of mental prep too. I’ve played a lot of sports, but this sport is a lot more mentally challenging,” Brown said. "You set yourself up, go through every step, take a deep breath and then let go.” Her le...

Mom of Broomfield boy killed in road rage shooting speaks out for first time since trial

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) -- Her family was targeted in a 2018 road rage shooting that made international headlines. Now, weeks after the shooter learned his fate in court, we're hearing from Meghan Bigelow about the trial and how the family is remembering their son who was killed in the attack.Friends and family gathered at McKay Bike Park in Broomfield Saturday afternoon where the Bigelow family unveiled a plaque in memory of their son, Vaughn Bigelow, Jr. on what would have been his 19th birthday. Life in prison for road rage shooter who killed 13-year-old "A lot has happened this year. It's the five-year anniversary since the event," Meghan Bigelow told the crowd gathered at the event."There are aspects of our story that hit home. Me the mom, driving her kids to the dentist. Very routine, everyday errand. A lot of people can resonate with that," Bigelow said.Bigelow was driving with her children on June 14, 2018, when Jeremy Webster, 23, followed her vehicle into an o...

Engaging Shawn has eyes on NFL future

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

Shawn is an engaging young man. He is able to hold solid conversations with both peers and adults. He is athletic and loves football, soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. Shawn has been able to go on special outings with his peers, including an annual camping trip. He attends the Boys and Girls Club after school, and he likes to read and play Switch. Shawn has also become very interested in music; he likes rapping and making beats.Shawn aspires to go to the NFL. He also knows that education is important and wants to go to college or trade school. Shawn is a great student and loves school. Overall he does well in the school setting and is an active participant in his education.Shawn is open to a family of any constellation, including those with older children in the home. He does have contact with his biological family, which will need to be maintained, as he transitions into his new home. Shawn will thrive in a family setting and is hoping that all of the people in his life can be supp...

Padres, Blake Snell halt Mets winning streak at 6 in 3-1 loss

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

SAN DIEGO — One big hit can be all it takes to win baseball games and that’s exactly what happened Friday night in San Diego. Padres’ reserve infielder Matthew Batten ended the Mets’ six-game winning streak in his first at-bat of the season Friday night at Petco Park, helping to hand the Mets a 3-1 loss.Batten’s blast was coupled with a shutdown pitching performance by left-hander Blake Snell, who blanked the Mets for six innings.The home run came in the second inning off of left-hander David Peterson (2-7). The Padres (42-47) took a 1-0 lead when Brandon Dixon scored Gary Sanchez a fly ball to right field. It dropped right in front of Starling Marte, the outfielder fielded it on the bounce and threw out the runner at second.Batten, the second baseman who was only called up from Triple-A El Paso earlier in the week, then took a changeup and drove it over the left field fence to put San Diego up 3-0.Snell (6-7) made the lead stand up. The left-hander mad...

An Odyssey Dinner Cruise around Boston Harbor not just for tourists

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

Sometimes, being a dyed-in-the-wool local can get in the way of finding some  amazing fun.Case in point: A friend recently invited my husband and me to join a group on the Odyssey Premier Dinner Cruise, part of Boston Harbor City Cruises’ (https://www.cityexperiences.com)  long list of on-the-water offerings in and around Boston Harbor.Of course I said yes. I’d not seen this friend in quite a while. But I said yes with a bit of an internal eye roll.A harbor dinner cruise? How touristy!I was wrong. Our three-hour dinner tour of Boston Harbor was both beautiful and fun. And I’m here to say to the rest of you locals: Grab a seat on the Odyssey. You’ll see our beloved city in a new light (sunset and then starlight), from a view you don’t often get.And, you’ll savor a great three-course meal, excellent cocktails, and make friends with many of the other guests aboard. It’s a wicked awesome time.We boarded the Odyssey at its dock at Rowes Wharf. Having parked at the Boston Harb...

Kyra Sedgwick shakes things up on Season 2 of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

As played by Krya Sedgwick, Aunt Julia is most definitely an unwelcome presence in Season 2 of Prime Video’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”This hit teen-centric series revolves around Isabel (Lola Tung), the center of a love triangle with the warring Fisher brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah. With their beloved mother’s death, the boys find their sumptuous lakeside estate now belongs to Aunt Julia who arrives determined to sell the place, no matter how upsetting this is for the boys..This means both Fishers can unite in seeing Julia, their late mother Susannah’s sister, as a villain.  But is she?  Really?“She definitely comes in to shake things up, wanting to sell that house which is a huge part of the legacy of the show, this whole world that they’ve built there,” Sedgwick, 57, acknowledged in a Zoom interview.“So it’s very upsetting and confusing.  She feels like somebody who you want to hate. What I think is great about it is ultimately you come to understand her point of v...

Carlozzi: Are Massachusetts lawmakers serious about competing?

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

It seems evident that Governor Maura Healey recognizes Massachusetts is at an inflection point and must act to prevent a mass exodus of residents from leaving the Commonwealth and heading to lower-cost states. This is undoubtedly why her first major legislative package was a tax reform bill designed to help make living and working in Massachusetts more affordable. But once state legislators are done putting their stamp on tax relief, will it be enough to stop the hemorrhaging and keep residents and businesses, along with their tax dollars, in the Bay State?From a small business perspective, there is not enough meaningful relief in the Legislature’s version of the tax package to effectively move the needle on competitiveness.Gov. Healey proposed raising the exemption for the onerous estate tax to $3 million, but the House and Senate lowered it to $2 million. Therefore, instead of being worst among the handful of states that still levy an estate tax, Massachusetts will be third worst ...

Great performance review, but promotion is still on hold

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

Q. We just had our semi-annual performance review and I crushed it! I was told my promotion is on hold though. I was told that at year-end. And last year this time, too. I’m exceeding all my goals. My salary doesn’t mirror this either. What should I do?A. I’m sorry to hear the frustration, which is palpable, and I totally understand where you’re coming from. The good news? You are acing it! And it sounds like you’re fast-tracking your way to a well-deserved promotion.Now for the bad news, which is technically good news. I’d look for a new job externally ASAP. Your employer has given you all indications based on past behavior that the promotion, while waiting in the wings is just that: still waiting. It’s TBD.You deserve more than TBD. Granted, I don’t know the back story — maybe there’s a reason why things are on hold in addition to you not being paid accordingly. Maybe it’s valid. Maybe it’s not. But you seem a...

Fascinating doc about Negro ‘League’ hits a home run

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

Directed by Sam Pollard of the scorching 2020 documentary “MLK/FBI” and produced by among others Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, director of the Academy Award winning “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” “The League” tells the fascinating story of the Negro National League.The League was both a collection of teams and a phenomenon that helped shape modern-day baseball and modern-day America. As Pollard reveals, using exisitng and new interviews with historians, former players, sportswriters and other experts, a host of other archival footage and still photographs of posters, tickets, programs and other “ephemera,” the “League” was a powerful and unique form of African-American expression at a time when African-Americans were being routinely oppressed, abused and even lynched. As Pollard explains, the migration to the North (and West) was a large part of the phenomenon. In such cities as Chicago, Detroit, New York City, Cleveland, and Newark, N.J., Af...

It’s not ‘your’ time, it’s your kids’ time

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:37 GMT

Q. I live about 200 miles from my kids. They live with their mother, and I see them the third weekend of each month and during school breaks. The weekend visits are very stressful. I come into town, but they always have things planned, like a baseball or soccer game, and their mother is the coach, so she’s always there. That means I have one day a month — Sunday — to be with my kids by myself on my time. It’s not enough time to do anything. I’m thinking when I come into town, they should be able to spend the time with me, not be stuck going to a soccer game. Their mother says, “After the game.” What’s good ex-etiquette?A. Ah, the “my time” dilemma. Let me clarify: It’s not “your time.” It’s not “mom’s time.” It’s your kids’ time. Their lives do not stop because you come into town. You assimilate into their lives, not they into yours.So, if they have games or a special project on your scheduled week, join the party, and be excited to be part of your children’s lives. If you want to p...